SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard SS Doubles OU tournament
- This tournament will be Double Elimination
- Rounds will be Best of Three. You may switch teams in between battles of the same set.
- Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown! (Main or SmogTours)
- To encourage the development of the metagame, and so that everyone is on an even playing field, replays are required for all matches.
- Activity calls will be made by me, potentially with neutral assistance from a Doubles OU Forum Moderator. Coin flips will be done publicly on PS!
- In the event that something is added to or removed from the Doubles OU metagame in the middle of a round, that change will be in effect starting the next round.
- Do not cheat. Cheating will result in a disqualification. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary. Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
- Signing up with more than one account
- Ghosting or being ghosted by another player (e.g. while playing a set, asking for advice about what plays to make)
- Manipulating match outcomes (e.g. throwing a match in exchange for Smogon likes)
- Do not harass or insult your opponents. I reserve the right to disqualify anyone breaking this rule. Additional punishments may be applied as necessary.
- Endless Battle Clause: Players cannot use any moveset on any Pokémon capable of intentionally causing an endless battle. Thus:
- A Pokémon may not carry Recycle and hold a Leppa Berry in conjunction with Heal Pulse and Milk Drink, Moonlight, Morning Sun, Recover, Roost, Slack Off, Soft-Boiled, or Wish.
- A Pokémon may not hold a Leppa Berry while carrying Recycle and Pain Split.
- A Pokémon may not hold a Leppa Berry while carrying Recycle and Fling
- Evasion Clause: Players cannot use the moves Double Team or Minimize.
- OHKO Clause: Players cannot use the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold.
- Species Clause: Players cannot have two Pokémon with the same Pokédex number on the same team.
- Gravity Sleep Clause: Sleep moves with below one hundred percent accuracy may not be used in conjunction with Gravity.
- Dynamax Clause: You cannot dynamax.
Players can only use Pokemon that are currently either obtainable in Pokemon Sword and Shield or transferable to Pokemon Sword and Shield
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
Players cannot use the following Pokémon:
- Calyrex-Ice
- Calyrex-Shadow
- Dialga
- Eternatus
- Giratina
- Giratina-Origin
- Groudon
- Ho-Oh
- Jirachi
- Kyogre
- Kyurem-White
- Lugia
- Lunala
- Magearna
- Marshadow
- Melmetal
- Mewtwo
- Necrozma-Dawn Wings
- Necrozma-Dusk Mane
- Palkia
- Rayquaza
- Reshiram
- Solgaleo
- Urshifu (Single Strike)
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Zacian
- Zacian-Crowned
- Zamazenta
- Zamazenta-Crowned
- Zekrom
- Power Construct
- Shadow Tag
- Swagger
HOW TO SCHEDULE
GENERAL TOURNAMENT RULES
Winner's Bracket
Nido-Rus vs. Mishimono
EviGaro vs. Maki -- COINFLIP
Mr.GX vs. dnagerbadger
The_Bandit vs. Frania
AuraRayquaza vs. WhereDaPuff
Oravlatore vs. KennyJ -- EXTENSION
JRL vs. RelicanthPrimal
RKD vs. Yellow Paint
Drivetacos vs. K3ppr
fespy vs. MADARAAAA
Grandmas Cookin vs. Alpha Rabbit
Yoda2798 vs. zeefable
n1n1 vs. no one interesting
Eisenherz vs. Lyss
duckpond vs. Toxigen
GenOne vs. YoBuddy
Loser's Bracket
Lugia_numair vs. emma
papiloco vs. Hys -- ACTIVITY
Avery vs. turtalkatthing -- GAVE WIN
Winner of (Tagmouse27 vs. mc56556) vs. MXF
xzern vs. LTG -- GAVE WIN
jcbc vs. Raineko -- ACTIVITY
Sunrose vs. Spurrific
EriDBst vs. Shadowmonstr7 -- EXTENSION
Manan999 vs. Far too complex -- GAVE WIN
Akaru Kokuyo vs. txitxas
mammalu vs. EternalSnowman
Xrn_n vs. Winner of (SingleThunder vs. Laurel)
AtmosphereVGC vs. Itchyy
Yugon vs. Demantoid
Paraplegic vs. Karnisbroke
Derpeddeath vs. Human -- EXTENSION
Here is the bracket for transparency: https://challonge.com/douspringssnl2021
A reminder that REPLAYS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL MATCHES!
The deadline for this round is Sunday May 30th at 11:59 PM GMT-4
If you have any questions, feel free to message me on Discord at emma#0404!
Have fun
Gothitelle (and Shadow Tag as a whole) is now legal on the DOU Ladder and during DOU challenges, but Shadow Tag is NOT legal for this round. It will not be allowed in Seasonals unless it is fully unbanned.
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
SHADOW TAG IS NOT LEGAL
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